MLAT.is is a scalable service providing accurate predictions of treaty partner cooperating jurisdictions for internet routing and path selection algorithms. MLAT.is builds a structural model of all world jurisdictions. We construct an annotated map of world jurisdictions by treaty partners. We relate MLATs to the Internet and review their impact. We predict risk impact by composing measured
performance of clusters of known MLA treaty partners. This method
allows us to accurately and efficiently predict the effects of MLAs on path selection risk between arbitrary Internet hosts. We have studied
the feasibility and utility of the MLAT.is service by
applying it to several representative overlay services in use today: undersea cables, anonymous network communications, and ASes. In each case, we observe that using MLAT.is's
predictions leads to a significant improvement in end user
performance.

The various components we have built as part of our experimental research
prototype of MLAT.is include:

Measuring impact on the Internet

Route prediction

Path Selection

Clustering interfaces

Measuring cluster attributes

Opportunistic measurements

One of our primary objectives in building MLAT.is's prototype is to assess jurisdictional risk when constructing the Internet's top-level topology. Much of the software currently used in our
research prototype of MLAT.is is still in an experimental phase, and we
are constantly working on optimizing our data and measurements.

Datasets. If you would like to query MLAT.is as part
of your application, please contact me.Query Interface: You will find information and a query interface on this site.Publications: You will find information under "Publications."

According to the Department of State,
"Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) allow generally for the
exchange of evidence and information in criminal and related matters. In
money laundering cases, they can be extremely useful as a means of
obtaining banking and other financial records from our treaty partners.
MLATs, which are negotiated by the Department of State in cooperation
with the Department of Justice to facilitate cooperation in criminal
matters, are in force with [numerous] countries..."